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Aircraft - Locations - Group and Duty - Books
No.630 Squadron was part of Bomber Command and took part in the strategic bombing campaign from its formation late in 1943 until the end of the Second World War. The squadron was formed on 15 November 1943 around 'B' Flight, No.57 Squadron, and like most squadrons formed in this way was almost immediately operational.
From then until the end of the war the squadron took part in 202 raids, flying 2,453 sorties for the loss of 59 aircraft in combat and 11 in crashes (a loss rate of 2.4% in combat).
After the end of the war the squadron spent a short time serving as a transport unit before being disbanded on 18 July 1945.
Aircraft
November 1943-July 1945: Avro Lancaster I and III
Location
November 1943-July 1945: East Kirkby
Squadron Codes: LE
Duty
November 1943 onwards: Bomber Command
Part of
November 1943 onwards: No.5 Group; Bomber Command
Bomber Offensive, Sir Arthur Harris.
The autobiography of Bomber Harris, giving his view of the strategic bombing campaign in its immediate aftermath. Invaluable for the insights it provides into Harris’s approach to the war, what he was trying to achieve and the problems he faced. Harris perhaps overstates his case, not entirely surprisingly given how soon after the end of the war this book was written (Read Full Review)
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